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1992 No. 264 NAVAL FORCES REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 4

4. Regulation 102 (Retiring age of officers)
  4.1   Subregulation (1):
Omit all the words before the table, substitute:

"(1) For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, the age for the compulsory
retirement of a PNF officer who was appointed to the PNF before 1 January 1992
is the age set out in the following table in relation to the officer's rank,
opposite the name of the list on which, or branch in which, the officer is or
was included before 1 November 1992: ".
  4.2   After subregulation (1), add:


"(2) A PNF officer below the rank of Rear Admiral who:

   (a)  was appointed to the PNF before 1 January 1992; and

   (b)  holds a permanent appointment in the PNF; may elect to retire at 55
        years of age instead of a lower retirement age that would apply to the
        officer under subregulation (1).

"(3) A PNF officer below the rank of Rear Admiral who:

   (a)  was appointed to the PNF before 1 January 1992; and

   (b)  is serving for a specified period which would end after the officer
        reaches the retirement age that would apply to the officer under
        subregulation (1); may elect to retire at 55 years of age instead of a
        lower retirement age that would apply to the officer under
        subregulation (1).

"(3A) An election under subregulation (2) or (3) must be made in writing to
the Chief of Naval Staff:

   (a)  before the end of 31 December 1992; or

   (b)  if the appointment of a PNF officer is extended, or the appointment of
        the officer is converted to a permanent appointment, under section 11
        of the Act-within 3 months after the extension or the conversion;
        whichever occurs later.

"(3B) For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, the age for the compulsory
retirement of a PNF officer who was appointed to the PNF on or after 1 January
1992 is:

   (a)  for an Admiral-63 years; and

   (b)  for a Vice Admiral-60 years; and

   (c)  for a Rear Admiral-57 years; and

   (d)  for all other ranks of officers-55 years.".
  4.3   Subregulation (4): Omit "an officer in the Chaplain Branch",
substitute "a chaplain in the PNF". 


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